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as in planting
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out
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Recent Examples of implanting
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes.
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Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also concerns about implanting even primitive embryo models created from stem cells into anything that resembles a human womb.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
For the very first time, researchers captured incredible real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into artificial uterine tissue.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Neuralink has already entered the clinical phase, successfully implanting devices in three people.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
The bill would prohibit the importation, sale, and offer of sale of pets that are transgenic, meaning they are created by implanting a gene from one species into another.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also concerns about implanting even primitive embryo models created from stem cells into anything that resembles a human womb.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
For the very first time, researchers captured incredible real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into artificial uterine tissue.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Neuralink has already entered the clinical phase, successfully implanting devices in three people.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
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If planting more than one dragon fruit, space them at least 6 feet apart.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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The kids were taking part in learning about birds, their environments, and planting trees that will help the birds have food and shelter.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2026
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Access to fuel, machinery and transportation routes often requires payments in gold to authorities or armed networks, embedding illicit production in the supply chain.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Giant pandas reach adulthood and begin breeding between ages 5 and 7, with females maturing faster than males.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Penguins that are not breeding can stay in the water for more than 150 hours at a time.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Most of the damage wild pigs do involves rooting or eating plant and animal materials, per TPWD.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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No rooting powder is necessary.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Anyone going this route should plan travel and lodging with flexible cancellation options — last-minute availability is rare.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The people were lodging complaints about the government's intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections, blocked popular messaging apps and cut access to thousands of other websites and digital services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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